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Hi folks! Some of you have already seen and heard this, but for the rest, please watch this music video, called 'Piramide' (Afrikaans for 'Pyramid'). It is a light pop song sung by Kaylyn Botha, the daughter of my friend Adri Botha, who (Adri!) owns the local art gallery where a lot of my art is displayed and sold. Kaylyn is still in school, and very talented, maybe even going into a musical career! I've written a song for her to sing, maybe also making it into a music video. Imagine if it became a hit!


Anyways here is the video - tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGfVVYPvvU

Very nice! I left a comment.

Somehow, that reminds me of European music videos of the mid-80s. In a nice way.

No1 - as I'm a male, she is an absolutely gorgeous lady.
No2 - as my taste in music leans more to heavy rock and the "odd" other types.
This is brilliant! and I hope that it will get airtime in britain
No3 - even though I don't understand the language, I don't think it would sound any better in english, it's perfect as it is sung

PS- booked marked, just in case I don't hear it on brit radio etc

Kaylyn is very talented indeed So natural in front of the camera, too - great video, and catchy song! I left a comment, too

You're multi-talented, too, Willem - I wouldn't know where to begin with writing a song. I'm very impressed

Thanks a lot Prof, Dmitri and SashaQ - especially for the comments! Did you see she's had over a 100 000 views already? I know some excellent music vids which haven't got that many!

Good work, Willem! No, mine only get a few dozen views at most. But then, I never have pretty girls in mine.

"I never have pretty girls" as such I must be using wrong aftershave ?

Good job I'm modest

Hi again all! Here are two more vids of Kaylyn's singing, this time in English which I've said elsewhere is actually what she speaks most of the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kSDu5l1peU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P79d-swUi4U

Great videos - simple with just the black and white and the microphone to really emphasise her eyes looking into the audience with such spark, and showcase her singing talent as they are quite different tunes!

Willem, I hope that the record producers don't change her to something to pop like songs that sort of country music feeling she sings is magic!

Prof,they're probably going to pop-ify her, because that's the sort of thing that sells in the Afrikaans music market … I don't even know if the guys who 'produce' her stuff have someone who's good at playing a guitar, they're probably going to do the backing music with a synthesizer. But anyways for the song I've written for her my idea is to have it very simple, just her voice, a guitar and/or piano to do the accompaniment, and perhaps a few backing singers to do harmonics.

I wouldn't mind if she can end up something somewhat like this …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkQJk5wMomU

I know what you mean Willem years ago, at a local school, some boys formed a "rock band" and a friend said they were very good
Alasthe "music folk" signed them up and thought "youth scene" and made them play pop crapthey flopped..

my best wishes goes to her and I hope she gains good status and recognition of HER music style

Well … she still is very young, lots of time to find her own voice and style. She's likely to be doing poppy stuff, but hopefully some more solid, serious songs also. I just hope she sings the song I've written for her ...

if she has determination to stay/sing in her style she'll come through and succeed
There is also the opportunity along the line for a "western" music producer to "find her"